[nfb-talk] Personnal Gloria Whipple.

Thu Apr 21 22:04:21 UTC 2011

i appreciate you sending it, it was very informative. Jeanette
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From: "S Baker" <srbaker12 at hotmail.com>
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Subject: [nfb-talk] Personnal Gloria Whipple.


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> I did not send this email because of its solicitation for funds. Rather 
> because of the links to current research. I could not seperate one from 
> the other without losing the context of the link. Can you suggest a better 
> way?
> Steve Baker
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>> From: ladygloria at webband.com
>> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:19:37 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from Chairman 
>> Gordon Gund
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>> What in the heck is wrong with being blind!
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>> Gloria Whipple
>> Corresponding Secretary
>> Inland Empire chapter
>> nfb of WA
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>> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 14:14
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>> Subject: [nfb-talk] {Disarmed} FW: A personal report from Chairman Gordon
>> Gund
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>> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:00:24 -0500
>> From: GGund at FightBlindness.org
>> To: srbaker at charter.net
>> Subject: A personal report from Chairman Gordon Gund
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>> Like you, Steven, I follow the work of the Foundation Fighting Blindness
>> closely. As a donor, I want to know that my donations make a difference.
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>> And believe me, they do. When I reflect on the last year and listen to 
>> this
>> video, I am reminded that we have more clinical trials for sight-saving
>> treatments underway than ever before. Clearly, hope and optimism are
>> running high. Incredible strides have been made in the last few years, 
>> and
>> these remarkable advances would not have been made without your support 
>> of
>> the Foundation. They include:
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>> Vision Restored. We are continuing to build on remarkable gains in gene
>> therapy. As you may recall, in a Foundation-funded trial, 9-year-old 
>> Corey
>> Haas and 19 others received a gene therapy treatment and can now see. And
>> as the trial has expanded, participants have shown sustained improvement 
>> in
>> vision. Building on this success, similar gene therapy treatments are
>> moving into clinical trials for choroideremia, Stargardt disease and 
>> Usher
>> syndrome.
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>> Innovative Technology. The high-tech industry has a treatment I'm
>> incredibly excited about-- the world's first commercially available
>> artificial or "bionic" eye. Early funding from the Foundation was key to
>> getting this engineered retina off the ground. Building on the studies we
>> funded, the light-sensing, implantable "chip" has been tested in a 
>> clinical
>> trial in Europe with great results. In the study, people who were 
>> profoundly
>> blind experienced improved vision that could help them to be more
>> independent. In fact, many can now see shapes and recognize large 
>> letters.
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>> Groundbreaking Therapies. A research team funded by the Foundation 
>> Fighting
>> Blindness developed an innovative technique for correcting the
>> disease-causing gene by using stem cells derived from a person's skin. 
>> While
>> more work is needed to ensure safety, this advancement suggests that 
>> doctors
>> may someday be able to treat a patient's retinal disease using their own
>> skin cells.
>> These few accomplishments barely begin to tell the story of all the 
>> progress
>> that's being made. And this is why words can never express my personal
>> gratitude for your passionate and committed support.
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>> I hope you will take a few minutes to watch the video and see the results 
>> of
>> your support and the hope it has generated. But most importantly, I hope 
>> you
>> will see that research is progressing at a terrific rate. It's been a 
>> long
>> time coming, but we crossed a critical threshold when our researchers
>> actually restored sight. It launched us into a new era when more and more
>> people will have their sight saved or restored every year. A lot of work
>> remains. But we'll get there by continuing to work together.
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>> The Foundation Fighting Blindness values the support you give us by
>> donating, talking to your friends, and advocating for increased research
>> funding. As we continue our relentless pursuit to eradicate blindness, we
>> hope you will continue your steadfast support of our mission. Thanks for
>> envisioning a bright future for the millions affected by retinal
>> degenerative diseases.
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>> Sincerely,
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>> Gordon Gund
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